No “churchianity”

“Churchianity” is a term coined by Michael Spencer (author of Mere Churchianity) which describes a thinking related to elevating church culture above actually following the Risen Jesus. Symptoms of churchianity include (1) Quoting the Bible more than Reading the Bible (2) Focusing more on ideas and principles than PEOPLE who are made in the image of God (3) expecting other people’s behavior to conform to ours.

Contrast with: (1) Discover His Story! Hint: it’s much bigger than just the fact that He died and rose again! (2) Spend time with Him (3) Imitate Him! It is about conforming our HEARTS to His!

Hebrews 6.12 || Your sins are forgiven! All because of God’s GRACE! This is a powerful truth, now what do we DO with it?

Dig Deeper: Ephesians 2:8-10, Galatians 5:13-15, Romans 12

Hebrews 5.7 || What did Jesus do? He cried out to His Father with loud cries and tears! For He knew His Father could save Him, and it was because He gave His HEART to His Father that His prayers were heard!

Dig Deeper: Matthew 7, James 1:5-6, 4:1-12, 5:13-16

Discover The Story

Hebrews 5.10-11 || We are setting out to discover the full story of Jesus. Sometimes it is hard to learn (EG: What’s the big deal with this “Melchizedek” fellow?)! The only way we can do this is if we cry out to Him and seek Him with all of our hearts!

Dig Deeper: Jeremiah 29:11-13, Romans 13:11-14

Receive the Power

Hebrews 4.16 || Go to the throne! It is the throne of GRACE! It is the source of MERCY! He will help us IN (not necessarily FROM) our time of need. He promises! Let us begin each day at His throne! Let us Discover His Story, Let us Spend time with Jesus, receiving His power of MERCY and GRACE so that we can join in with Him in His mission: to make a difference in the things that matter most! To spread His love and hope with all people!

Praise & Worship

Jesus is coming soon! That’s His promise! And so we celebrate this promise with the season of Advent! Advent is a word which means “arrival” or “coming” and that’s what we zoom in on during this time: Jesus is the Lord, who came down to save us! AND!! He is coming BACK! This is our season of hope! Join us on Sundays and Wednesdays!

Because of the growth of Lindwedel Winery and our congregation, Praise & Worship has been looking for a new home. During these past months, the leadership team has been looking at a variety of possibilities which have included, rentals, purchases and new building sites. It is time for a Family Meeting to discuss the details! Join us on October 14!!

This is where everything is going. It is the way everything was always ought to have been. These are His promises. A place with no tears. A place with no death. A place where the you you, the you He has been making all along will be free to run and leap and bound about in utter, complete fullness. A place where the story has no end.